Memorial Day weekend was truly memorable for us this year. There was sun, splashing, grilling, movie watching, playground enjoying, and friends...we were blessed to get to spend the weekend...Friday night through Monday pre-naptime (since timing in this season of life is usually divided into before nap and after nap) with one of the most wonderful families we know, the Werleys. Our sweet sweet friends have three kiddos 5 and under (and it's worth noting, that sleep past 7 am), have their own family routine, and pastor a church, so to graciously open their home to us (by the way, our kids are up by 6 each day) for a three-day weekend was such an incredible gesture of friendship that blessed us immeasurably.
Steve was in and out a bit throughout the weekend because of a volleyball tournament. He had to get up at 5:20 each morning to catch the DART rail in Plano to ride down to the Dallas Convention Center. So, needless to say, he was one tired daddy. Thus this picture...
Dax is becoming a big-time daddy's boy, so it was not surprising that he thought it necessary to relax too!
Saturday morning, the kiddos were asking if they could put on their swimsuits as soon as they woke up (which was around 6:15 am :-) care of the Helm kiddos!). So after breakfast the Werleys introduced us to one of the most fun playgrounds and splash pads we've ever been to...
A fun treat for Kinsey was that Audrey had two matching swimsuits!
All of the kiddos loved swinging, but not nearly as much as Dax and Ainsley!
More playground fun...
My strong little girly that was wishing mommy could snap a photo much faster...
This picture could give the impression that they happily sat at the table and spent a good bit of time coloring, but I think by the time they all got settled each with his/her own coloring book, I grabbed my camera, and then snapped the photo, they were getting down from the table and on to something else! :-)
Down time on the iPhone...(laughing at how funny that sounds to say that of preschoolers!)
I'm sad to not have any pictures to post of our Saturday night festivities, but we had an amazing time at the Adkins house. They live out in the country just outside of Anna and are wonderful friends and hosts! They have 4 sweet kiddos and have lots of room to run and play. We enjoyed a yummy fajita dinner, lots of outside playtime, great conversation, and a breathtaking sunset! We are so happy to have gotten to know them!
Sunday morning, we had the special treat of getting to be in church with the Werleys. Kinsey was super excited that she & Audrey would get to be in the same class!
That night we had a movie night and watched Mater Tales...and saying Dax loved it is an understatement!! "Mater" is officially one of his favorite words now. :-)
Monday morning, the kiddos were ready to put on swimsuits first thing again. This very fun picture is of the super-daddies blowing up a princess pool!! :-) The kiddos were waiting so patiently!
Once the pool was up, the fun began! I so love that even though there were four of them and one pool a little on the smaller side, they were not bothered one bit!
Dax wasn't so sure about getting in with the others, so he decided to be adventurous when the dino pool was brought out and he was the only one in it! (until big sister noticed!)
Love this picture because it reminds me of what a great friend Austin was to Dax all weekend. Dax instantly loved tagging along after Austin, and Austin thoughtfully showed Dax around, played with him, gave him some of his toys he had outgrown, and patiently listened to and acknowledged him when he would run around the house saying, "Au-tin, Au-tin, Au-tin!"
Though they look worn out and tired (well, it was super hot outside, almost lunchtime, and they were definitely low on sleep!), these girls had a blast together all weekend. They got to have a "sleepover" each night we were there and had fun playing as much as they possibly could! One of the things that is such a delight when we are all together is how much fun the kids have right away. We live far and aren't able to visit as often as we'd like, but the kiddos connect right away! Reminds me of their mamas!! (we were low on sleep too because apparently you don't grow out of staying up late catching up!)
And I am officially titling these last two pictures, "Daddy's Little Buddy"! :-)
Love Love Love my boys!!
What a great time... :-)
We love you Werleys!! Thank you for all the wonderful moments captured by the camera and not captured by the camera--lots of PB & J sandwiches, lots of toys to be picked up, 5 kiddos to bathe, watching Extreme Couponing, teaching us how to play our new favorite card game, and for just plain being our friends! We couldn't have imagined a better way to have spent our weekend!!
